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From the editor : vance leavyAhh, doesn’t it feel good to be above .500.For the third straight week, our boys in red and black

showed a tremendous amount of potential and improvementtaking their 2011 season record to 3-2. And things only got bet-ter for the entire Bulldog Nation later in the day as Auburndowned South Carolina and Bama took the reptiles to the wood-shed in The Swamp.

Ahh, there’s nothing like seeing those two teams of the SECEast lose.

However if you’re realistic like most of us here at BulldawgIllustrated strive to be, there’s still a ton of work to be done forthis Georgia team to really be considered a true contender.

But before I go in that direction, I must throw out somekudos.

It’s been a long time since a Georgia defense has beenswarming around the ball, but it’s happening on every play underTodd Grantham’s direction. And defensive back’s coach, ScottLakatos has his crew playing nasty. They’re pulling down picksand making solid tackles. Just imagine if they had caught all theerrant passes that came their way versus Mississippi State. Theytruly could’ve had seven interceptions. I’m optimistic that thoseclose misses are about to come to an end. And when future op-portunities arise, these guys are going to make even more plays.

On the other side of the ball, Mike Bobo is doing a good jobfinding his playmakers. Malcolm Mitchell makes catcheswhether he’s in the open field or getting a hit from the opposingteam. Orson Charles remains a beast that definitely needs to getthe ball more. And what more can you say about Isaiah Crow-ell than he’s an absolute blast to watch. Unfortunately, it’s appar-ent that he’s still trying to get into game shape, which is a tripwhen you’re talking about an 18 year-old who should never gettired. I guess I’m just old school as far as that goes.

Couple these offensive weapons with steady role playerslike Michael Bennett, Aron White and Carlton Thomas, there isa ton to be excited about for the remainder of 2011.

However, like I said above there are some concerns. First and foremost, our head-

man, Coach Richt needs to show hisguys that he believes in them the nexttime a fourth down and short situa-tion arises. His players want him tochallenge them to go out and get thattough yard. Like last week, I can’targue his rationale completely, butwill again state that the momentumhe could gain by rolling the dice

could catapult his team back to a championship level. And heyif he goes for it and doesn’t get it, that’s okay because his defenseis pretty damn good!

The team’s leader Aaron Murray has struggled some duringhis second year as Georgia’s starting quarterback. Without ques-tion, his mistakes are coming when he’s trying to make some-thing happen, but they simply have to quit immediately as theDawg’s schedule definitely toughens over the remainder of theseason.

And Bobo and company really have to decide whether theultimate goal of scoring more points always is the most, sounddecision. Murray’s pick six came in the fourth quarter with athree touchdown lead. Was a long out pattern pass really neces-sary at that point? Shoot, I could argue as to whether throwinganother pass made sense. Particularly, when Grantham’s defensehad Dan Mullen’s spread offense reduced to nothing.

After five games, I would give our players a solid B+. Theyhave improved each and every week after struggling so muchagainst Boise State in the opener.

And after five games, I would give our coaches a C. The lit-tle nuances throughout games continue to pop up in a bad way,be it giving up an onside kick or a fake punt or continuing tochuck it with a big lead. However, I’m confidant that our staff iswilling to see those faults and put together some complete gamesin the coming weeks.

And the challenge can’t be any greater than heading intoNeyland Stadium for a night game in front of 102,000 rowdyVolunteer fans. It will take absolute focus for our coaches andplayers not to get overwhelmed by the madness that Knoxvilleat night presents. Aaron Murray, we need you to be at your bestbecause your leadership will have to shine for the youngstersthat are about to experience something they have never seen orheard before.

For the fans, we too need to be at our best. Our boys mustfeel our presence. Man, I can’t wait. And make no mistake aboutit, the loser of this game can all but forget about any SEC Cham-pionship dreams.

Enjoy this issue of BI and more than anything enjoy any-time the Georgia Bulldogs get a victory. Hopefully, one week fromnow, I’ll be banging away at my laptop talking about how ourteam, both coaches and players, finally put everything togetherfor an outstanding performance. Need a little motivation, howabout the scores from the last two trips to Neyland … 19-45, 14-35. It’s time to go into Big Orange country and punk the Vols.

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Last Wednesday night, Major League Baseballhad one of its greatest single days ever. Through161 games, there were four teams tied for the twoWild Card Playoff spots – Boston and Tampa Bay inthe American League, Atlanta and St. Louis in theNational – and it all came down to the final eveningof regular season play. To add some extra spice, boththe Red Sox and Braves had leads of at least eightgames in early September and were trying to avoidhistoric collapses.

Through my rudimentary mathematical skills(and I’m completely open to someone muchbrighter and numerically adept to dispute this total),I figured that there were 20 different possible out-comes, from all four winning to all four losing andall results in between. If both teams on the two sideshad the same result, there would be a one-gameplayoff. If one lost and one won, then it was on tothe playoffs for the winner, and a bitter season-end-ing pill for the loser.

What transpired was quite remarkable. Wednesday, September 28 was not planned,

nor could it have been scripted any better. Butsometimes the planets align and we get magic.

There was one such day in college football –and it involved powerhouses, drama and a conclu-sion that Hollywood’s best could not have realisti-cally dreamt. It was the greatest day in the historyof college football, and the conclusion to one of themost dynamic seasons in the game’s tradition-ladenannals.

January the 2nd, 1984 is the greatest day inthe history of college football. Unless there is a rad-ical change to the format of determining the nationalchampion, it will forever remain so.

Mighty Nebraska was ranked No. 1 in theland, a perfect 12-0, champions of the Big Eight, av-eraging 52 points per game behind one of the game’sgreatest ever collections of offensive talent. TailbackMike Rozier won the Heisman Trophy, while rush-ing for over 2,000 yards. Quarterback Turner Gillfinished fourth in the Heisman voting and was a sec-ond team All-American. Wingback Irving Fryar wasan All-American and the No. 1 overall pick in theensuing National Football League Draft. TackleDean Steinkuhler was an All-American and won theOutland and Lombardi Trophies as the country’spremier offensive lineman. The season began witha 44-6 rout of defending national champion PennState in the first ever “kickoff classic,” played at theNew Jersey Meadowlands. The year before, the Nit-tany Lions had beaten Nebraska 27-24 to hand theCornhuskers their lone defeat. Penn State beatGeorgia on January 1, 1983 to win the title. TheCornhuskers finished the 1982 campaign rankedthird. The lone goal in 1983 was to win it all bywinning them all. Nebraska beat Jimmy Johnson’sOklahoma State Cowboys 14-10 and Barry Switzer’sOklahoma Sooners 28-21. Every other victorycame by at least 21 points, including an 84-13blitzkrieg of Minnesota in Minneapolis, a 63-7pounding of Syracuse, 69-19 rout of Colorado, 72-29 drubbing of Iowa State and 67-13 crushing ofKansas.

Standing between the Cornhuskers and thenational title was upstart, fourth-ranked Miami inthe Orange Bowl, the Hurricanes home stadium.

Texas too was undefeated, a perfect 11-0 andranked No. 2. The champions of the SouthwestConference boasted a tremendous defense and wereCotton Bowl bound.

If this same scenario would have occurred inthe Bowl Championship Series system, Nebraskaand Texas would have squared off for the nationaltitle days after the other major bowls were played.What a shame that would have been.

Awaiting the Longhorns in Dallas was seventh-ranked Georgia, which had its run of three straightSoutheastern Conference titles come to an end byAuburn. The 9-1-1 Bulldogs, who won the 1980national championship, lost college football’s great-est ever player Herschel Walker, the 1982 HeismanTrophy winner, to the New Jersey Generals –owned by Billionaire real estate tycoon DonaldTrump - of the upstart United States FootballLeague. Walker was the first of college football’s starsto leave for the pros after three years.

Auburn edged Georgia 13-7 in Athens and,led by super sophomore Bo Jackson, were rankedthird and headed to the Sugar Bowl to face eighth-ranked Michigan. The 10-1 Tigers had lost only toTexas, 20-7, in the second week of the season in theloveliest village on the plains. That same day, Geor-gia tied Clemson. The 1983 Tigers, who werebarred by probation from the postseason, went 9-1-1, losing to Boston College and 1984 Heisman win-ner Doug Flutie.

Miami sat in the fourth spot, winners of 10straight since a season-opening loss to Florida. TheGators lost twice on the season – to Auburn andGeorgia.

Though I’m staunchly opposed to a collegefootball playoff – what makes it the greatest game inthe world is that it’s the last sport where the regularseason means everything – I don’t like the way theBCS has diminished the value and quality of theother major bowl games. Again, unless there’s a rad-ical change, there just won’t be days like 1/2/84again.

Magical days when three games had a bearing

on the national championship. New Year’s Day fell on a Sunday, so as is tradi-

tion every six or seven years depending on how thecalendar falls, the NFL took center stage and whatwas once college football’s grandest day was pushedto Monday the second.

Better drama could not have been scripted byHollywood’s finest.

The day began with a stirring comeback vic-tory by Georgia, as the Bulldogs recovered a fumbledTexas punt in the closing minutes and had seniorquarterback John Lastinger follow the lead of All-American tackle Guy McIntyre, a future San Fran-cisco 49er All-Pro, into the end zone for a 17-yardtouchdown on third-and-four. College football’s firstever Hall-of-Fame kicker Kevin Butler hit the extrapoint. Georgia’s defense pushed Texas back. TheBulldogs then converted a critical fourth down.

Georgia beat second-ranked Texas 10-9 in theCotton Bowl.

The Sugar and Orange Bowls were beingplayed simultaneously that night.

Auburn and Michigan were locked up in a de-fensive slugfest. Miami and Nebraska were lightingup the Orange Bowl in a shootout for the ages. Agame that many college football historians – in-cluding myself – consider the greatest ever played.

The quickview/return button had yet to beinvented for that all-time great invention, the remotecontrol. While most eyes were locked on Miami fora majority of the time, there were constant clicks toNew Orleans.

The Wolverines took a 7-0 halftime lead, butAuburn, with its fierce defense and Jackson-led highpowered wishbone rushing attack, just kept grind-ing away. Al Del Greco kicked three second halffield goals and the Tigers held on.

Third-ranked Auburn beat Michigan 9-7 inthe Sugar Bowl.

Meanwhile in Miami, the underdog Hurri-canes stormed to a 17-0 first half lead over unbeat-able Nebraska behind the splendid play of freshmansignal caller Bernie Kosar. The Cornhuskers wouldfight back on a memorable run by one of their All-American offensive stalwarts. But it wasn’t fromRozier, Gill or Fryar. It was Steinkuhler on the fa-mous “fumble-roosky.” Gill intentionally placed theball on the ground and Steinkuhler scooped it upand raced around left tackle for a 19-yard touch-down that pulled the Huskers within 10.

The momentum had swung and the “Big RedThrashing Machine” was back on track.

In the fourth quarter, Nebraska had pulledwithin seven at 31-24, but time was running shortand an injured Rozier was lost for the remainder ofthe game. With under a minute to go, on fourth-and-eight from the Miami 24, Gill rolled right andpitched to Jeff Smith, and Rozier’s back-up raced tothe end zone to pull the Cornhuskers within one.

It was decision time for Tom Osborne. Had Texas won, it would have been a no-

brainer. But the Longhorns had lost. So the deci-sion was, do the Huskers tie the game and almostcertainly be voted No. 1? Or do the Huskers go forthe win and leave no doubt?

Nebraska went for the two-point conversion,and Miami tipped Gill’s pass for Smith away. TheHurricanes then got the onsides kick.

Fourth-ranked Miami beat No. 1 Nebraska31-30 in the Orange Bowl.

The next day the polls came out, and Miamiwas voted national champion in both polls (Associ-ated Press and United Press International, selectedby college football’s coaches).

Nebraska was No. 2, followed by Auburn,Georgia, Texas and Florida.

The Cornhuskers were admired for going forthe win, but Osborne’s national championship re-mained elusive. This juggernaut is still consideredby many historians to be the greatest team that did-n’t win the national title.

Though some thought Nebraska should havebeen number one. After all, everyone had at leastone loss – and there’s was by one point – at Miami.

Auburn cried foul. The Tigers were the high-est ranked team to win their bowl game after all.

Texas just cried. The Longhorns seemed moreconcerned heading into January 2nd that there wasno way Nebraska would lose. Had the ‘Hornshooked Georgia, Texas would have been No. 1.

Because of the non-conference meetings be-tween Texas and Auburn, Miami and Florida, thethree head-to-head Southeastern Conference meet-ings between the Tigers, Gators and Bulldogs (overa three week period), and the ensuing bowl match-ups, there was an inordinate number of head-to-head match-ups between the country’s elite teams.

Miami, Nebraska, Auburn, Georgia, Texas andFlorida, the top six teams in the country, played oneanother seven times. The six schools lost a cumu-lative seven games – all to one another. Miami lostto Florida. Nebraska lost to Miami. Auburn lost toTexas. Georgia lost to Auburn. Texas lost to Geor-gia. Florida lost to Georgia and Auburn.

And it all came down to one day, and threegames that had a bearing on the national champi-onship determined by a grand total of four points.

The 1983 season was truly grand and it con-cluded with the greatest day in college football his-tory, January the 2nd, 1984.

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When her 30-year marriage ended in di-vorce, 1977 University of Georgia graduateand Atlanta resident Becky Reynolds wasn’tsure which path life was going to take her.

But Reynolds then received a call from agood friend, Stephanie Powell, who happenedto be house corporation president for UGA’sZeta Tau Alpha sorority chapter.

“Stephanie asked me to come be theirhouse mother,” recalled Reynolds. “And whenshe did that, I kind of laughed because Ithought she was joking. But after some con-versation, I told her I would come try that fora year but at the same time told her she neededto start looking for a replacement. I would bedoing this just to help her out because, at thattime, I didn’t really know where my life wasgoing. But I thought then that I couldn’t thinkof a better place than Athens to help me tochart my next path.”

Now, if you will, fast forward to where weare now, the fall of 2011. Rather than filling inas the Zeta house mom on a temporary basis,Becky Reynolds is the full-fledged, permanenthouse director of the university’s Zeta TauAlpha, starting her fourth year as such, andsimply is head over heels in love with her job,that of planning, coordinating and directingthe daily activities of all the young ladies in hersorority.

“My first fall at the Zeta house was in2008 and it was wonderful,” said Becky, whoearned her UGA degree in furnishings and in-teriors in the school of home economics andalso obtained a minor in journalism. “We hada great football season that year and the girlswere fabulous. They were enthusiastic, just agreat group of young women. And all of myfriends were still coming to the games and wewere still tailgating and all, but now I waslearning how to do it as a single woman.”

Reynolds said, after that initial fall inAthens as the Zeta house mother, StephaniePowell approached her again in February of2009.

“Stephanie asked me if I still needed herto start looking for a replacement because Isuspect she was seeing that I was really enjoy-ing it and that I was good at what I was doing,”related Reynolds.

Powell’s question was easy for Becky toanswer. She had found a home with the girlsat Zeta Tau Alpha and wasn’t going anywhere.What she was doing now had become a reallabor of love … and then some.

And, know this, Reynolds had becomevery confident in her role with the Zetas. Sheknew her Greek background had fullyequipped her with the skills and knowledgeto thrive in this vocation.

“I am a Tri Delta at Georgia, have servedon the national Tri Delta board and am a hugeproponent of Greek life,” she said. “I just thinkit’s a wonderful opportunity for young femaleand male students on any college campus be-cause there’s so many opportunities for them,not just for personal growth and developmentbut socially as well because they have to workso much with philanthropies, they get leader-ship experience and they learn how to work asa team.

“I just think I have my own wonderfulmanagement skills,” Reynolds continued.“What you do as house director, I compare itto a general manager of a four-star hotel. I’m incharge of making sure the house functions asit’s supposed to and all of the upkeep andmaintenance. I manage a staff of five, plan allof the menus and order the food from my foodpurveyor. I plan all the special events and justtry to keep my clients happy, and my clientsare the 220 members of Zeta Tau Alpha.”

And one of the special events Reynoldsincorporated at the Zeta house has evolvedinto a huge success and all started with con-

nections to Georgia football players.Held every other Wednesday night, it’s

called “Date Night with Miss Becky.”“This idea started back in the winter of

2008,” said Reynolds. “I met Asher Allen (Bull-dog defensive back) at a campus event and westarted talking. He was interested in what I didat the university and I asked him, ‘Asher, haveyou ever been in a sorority house?’ He said hehad not so I invited him to come and bringabout 15 of his friends over for dinner at theZeta house. And they came and that’s how it allstarted, and it just grew from there.

“It started with athletes because I’ve al-ways been a big Georgia fan,” Reynolds said. “Iattended my first football game when I was fiveor six when my parents dressed me in a cheer-leader’s outfit. I grew up in Carrollton and bothmy parents graduated from the university. Myhusband and I had season tickets for as long aswe were married.”

After Reynolds kicked off the date nightconcept with Asher Allen, the Georgia playerthen introduced her to Bulldog linebackerRennie Curran. “And, in turn, Rennie intro-duced me to Christian Robinson (linebacker)so for the past two years, Christian and Ty Frix(UGA snapper) have become my go-to guys,”she noted.

Reynolds pointed out the date nightdoesn’t involve any matchmaking between themale attendees and the Zetas. “When theycome over, it’s very casual and just fun and putsthem all at ease. They get away from practiceand the pressure and we just all laugh andhave a good time. They’re never there morethan an hour and a half. They play games, in-troduce themselves to the girls, tell where theygrew up, what their major is, what their num-ber is if they’re athletes and also have to tell onefun fact. The guys will call and say, ‘Miss Becky,we need a date night.’ Mark Fox came overwith the basketball team Wednesday night be-fore last and they were wonderful. We took alot of pictures of our petite girls with our tallbasketball players.”

Reynolds said, each year at Christmas, themale groups come over for a dinner party andshe holds a competition to see who can be pic-tured with her on her photo Christmas card.“Last year, it was Aaron Murray, BrandonBoykin, Christian Robinson, Ty Frix and ChrisDavis, who’s graduated now,” she said. “Well,Tavarres King (UGA flanker) said he better beon it this year. It’s all just wonderful and makesme feel more connected with the student, evenif it’s just for one dinner. I am blessed to be intheir lives whether it’s for one semester or for ayear at the Zeta house. We all learn from eachother.”

Since the “Date Night with Miss Becky”began, the event has branched out to includemembers of the UGA golf, tennis, cross coun-try and lacrosse teams, Air Force ROTC , all ofthe Interfraternity council fraternities, Chris-tian and African American fraternities.

“From the athletes, I decided I needed toexpand,” said Reynolds. “I realized then whata good networking thing it was and what anopportunity it was for both sides. It allowedother people to see the positive impact Greeklife has on campuses and at the same time formy Zeta girls to realize the commitment theseathletes and other groups have to have to rep-resent our university.”

Truly, from four years ago when BeckyReynolds thought she would just be filling inas house mother of the Zetas for one seasonuntil she decided on her life course up untilthe present, Reynolds has found her wonder-ful niche in life working with and directing theGeorgia girls that comprise Zeta Tau Alpha.

“I’m not leaving anytime soon,” she ex-claimed. “For me, this is all too good to betrue!”

poole shotsBy Murray Poole

Ty Frix, Aaron Murray and Christian Robinson with Becky Reynolds

nother week and another win for the Dawgs. It was a beautiful daythis past Saturday in Athens and proved to be an easy stroll to vic-tory for Georgia. Do not expect such a happy-go-lucky environmentor easy win this coming week in Knoxville, TN. For the second week

in a row, Georgia faces a crucial matchup with a formidable SEC foe; this time,from the SEC east. It seems that the Georgia-Tennessee matchup has a significantmeaning every year. Even when the two teams are seemingly out of contention, likein 2010, the rivalry runs so deep that fire is still bound to ensue. This year, withboth teams still in the hunt for the SEC east crown, Knoxville is sure to be a roughand rowdy test for the Dawgs.

Volunteer OffenseThus far into the 2011 season, Tennessee has put an average of 37.8 points on the scoreboard

per game. This leads the SEC. Now, it needs to be mentioned that three of Tennessee’s four opponentshave been Montana, Cincinnati and most recently Buffalo. The Volunteers scored 40+ points in all ofthese contests. Still, none of those three opponents are known much for their defensive prowess.Their other opponent was the Florida Gators. In that contest, Tennessee scored 23 points in their onlyloss of the 2011 season. The offense starts and flows through sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray.Many believe that behind Aaron Murray, Tyler Bray is the best quarterback in the SEC. He is certainlyon the rise and is growing from game to game. Through four games, Bray has a 14 to 2 touchdownto interception rate which is exceptional for such a young quarterback. However, the two intercep-tions he has thrown this year both came against the only SEC team he has played, Florida. Bray’s fa-vorite target to throw to is fellow sophomore and former UGA commitment Da’Rick Rogers. Rogerswas originally committed to Georgia coming out of high school but changed his mind at the lastminute and decided to continue his football career in Knoxville. Hard feelings still abound from thatrecruiting fiasco. Rogers is a very good football player averaging just over 110 yards receiving pergame. Tennessee has excelled so far in the passing game but they do not slouch in the running gameeither. Tauren Poole is the featured back for the Volunteers and he, much like Bray and Rogers, is agood ball player. He only has one rushing touchdown in 2011 but is averaging close to 80 yards agame. Tennessee has playmakers at all the skill positions but their offensive line is lacking by SEC stan-dards. With most of the starting five being sophomores, the line is still trying to find it’s identity in theseason. They were sufficiently dominated by the Florida defensive line in their match up earlier thisseason. This favors Georgia with the aggressive attitude of the defensive front seven for the Dawgs.

Aaron Murray vs. The Tennessee SecondaryThe Bulldawg Nation felt they had something special when Georgia landed Aaron Murray in

2009 as a recruit coming out of high school. The 2010 season only cemented that sentiment amongstGeorgia fans as he had one of the most stellar freshman seasons for a quarterback in Georgia footballhistory. Unfortunately for Georgia fans, Murray has struggled in his sophomore campaign of 2011.Murray may have had the worst game of his career this past Saturday against the Bulldogs of Missis-sippi State, throwing three interceptions including a particularly uncharacteristic pick six. That makessix interceptions through five games for Murray. As a reference point, he threw eight interceptions totalin 2010. Now, good for Murray and Georgia is that the Tennessee defense they are facing this weekdoes not have an affinity for creating turnovers. This is particularly true of the secondary where Ten-nessee has only picked off one pass this whole season. So, if there was any lack of confidence that Mur-ray had following this past weekend against Mississippi State, he should gain that back by watching

film of the Tennessee defense. Art Evans is the player that claims the lone interception for the Volun-teers and he has only started one game for Tennessee. Murray will sleep well this week knowing hedoesn’t have a ball hawking safety or lockdown corner to contend with this Saturday.

Special Teams PlayIt doesn’t get mentioned often enough; poor special teams play can lose a college football game

in a heartbeat. On the other hand, it can win one as well. What is usually a strong suit of the GeorgiaBulldogs has become somewhat of a liability of late. With a punt returned for a touchdown againstOle Miss, a botched field goal attempt against Mississippi State and the continued struggles of BlairWalsh, Georgia coaches need to find a solution to the struggles of the special teams as the teeth of theSEC gauntlet approach. This is particularly important in the upcoming game against Tennessee witha huge playmaker returning this past week for the Volunteers. After missing the first three games ofthe season with a broken collar bone, freshman Devrin Young returned for Tennessee and providedquite the spark for the Volunteers special teams. Young had just over 100 all-purpose yards return-ing kicks and punts against Buffalo this past weekend in his Neyland Stadium debut. Still, with those100 yards came several typical freshman mistakes including a dropped punt and a fumble during areturn on another punt. Even still, #19 (Young) is electric with the ball in his hands and the Georgiacoverage teams will need to be on the top of their game to avoid big plays in the special teams de-partment.

IntangiblesThere is a couple of things to keep an eye on Saturday. First and foremost, if you have ever been

to Knoxville for a Georgia-Tennessee game you will know the pure horror that can result from gamesin Neyland Stadium for opposing teams. Now, just a reminder that the game this Saturday is set fora 7:00 p.m.. kickoff, which will only add to the madness of Knoxville on Saturday. Neyland Stadiumwill be rockin’ and rollin’ just like it always is with the Dawgs visiting. Tennessee players, coaches andfans want nothing more than to pay back Georgia for the thrashing they received last year in Athens.Now, to counteract that distinct advantage that Tennessee has is the momentum that Georgia is cur-rently feeling. Rolling into Knoxville with two SEC wins under their belt, the Dawgs are feeling con-fident after back to back SEC wins. That confidence is going to be necessary to combat the hostilecrowd in Knoxville. If Georgia doesn’t have confidence in what they are doing then the bright lightsof Neyland Stadium could catch them off guard. Georgia fans are hoping the players aren’t blindsidedby the raucous Knoxville crowd and are prepared for a tough fight under the lights against the Vol-unteers of Tennessee.

Dogs vs. VolsCan Georgia handle what is sure to bea rowdy Tennessee crowd in Neyland?By Travis Ragsdale

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ne of Georgia’s most reliable and steadiest per-formers these past four years has been senior de-fensive end DeAngelo Tyson. Moved to theposition this season after manning the nose

tackle spot last season in Todd Grantham’s new 3-4 de-fense, the 6-2, 306-pound Tyson has made strides eachseason he’s been with the Bulldogs. In his freshman yearin 2008, he appeared in 13 games and made 11 tacklesand five QB pressures en route to being named to the All-SEC freshman team by SEC Coaches. In 2009, he alsoappeared in 13 games and recorded 12 tackles and fiveQB pressures including a season-high four tackles againstrival Georgia Tech. He also blocked an extra point in thefourth quarter against South Carolina that preserved aone-point lead. In his junior campaign last season, Tysonappeared in all 13 games while making 12 starts andnotched 36 tackles including 4.0 for loss. He had 1.5sacks to go along with seven QB pressures and in theBulldogs’ 42-34 win over Georgia Tech, recorded a ca-reer-high 16 tackles. In this question-and-answer sessionwith Bulldawg Illustrated, DeAngelo and his long-timefriend and guardian, Suzy Wagner, provide Georgia fanswith a real personal insight into the player wearing No.94 for the Bulldogs.

What do you view as the most important quality inbeing a leader for the team?

I think it’s just trying to get the guys up for practiceeach and every day, to let people know that we believe inourselves and are not playing for anyone else but areplaying for our team. There are two types of leaders,those who are vocal leaders and those who lead by ex-ample. I’m not really a vocal person so I take more of arole leading by example. I just try to go as hard as I canand not take any plays off during the game.

Who do you consider to be the most important men-tor in your life so far, and why?

With my position, not having an immediate familygrowing up and in looking for a college, I wanted to playfor a coach that was more than just a football guy, onethat teaches life lessons and helps you become a man.And I found that here in Coach Rodney Garner. And thenother great mentors for me were the support staff I hadgrowing up at Joseph’s Home for Boys in Statesboro. Andthe Chris Lamb family there took me in and made mefeel like part of their family.

What fellow player on the team motivates you tobe the best you can be and why is that the case?

I don’t know if he’s motivated me but Cordy Glennis like a brother and best friend to me. He and I are thesame way. We’re around each other all the time andhave talks and benefit from each other and give adviceto one another.

What is the best play or game you’ve had while atGeorgia and why?

My best play I’ve had at Georgia was blocking thatextra point in ’09 against South Carolina. And I thinkmy best game was last year against Georgia Tech whenI was in on something like 16 tackles.

When you leave Georgia, what do you hope folkssay about your contribution to the program?

That I did my time and did it to the best of my abil-ity. I think I came in to Georgia as a boy and finished asa young man. Going to college taught me a lot of things.Going through adversity at times showed me a lot aboutlife and how to handle personal things.

What regular Georgia opponent do you enjoyplaying the most and why?

I love playing against Florida just because it’s a bigrivalry. I love to beat Georgia Tech also but for theFlorida game, there’s such a good atmosphere downthere in Jacksonville and a lot of excitement. It’s one ofthose games that you know you have to bring your all.Of course, our goal is to win every game every year butit would be great to beat those guys in my final yearhere.

Bulldawg leader: DeAngelo TysonBy Murray Poole

Guardian’s name: Suzy Wagner, who was DeAngelo’s guardian at Joseph’sHome for Boys in Statesboro and has known DeAngelosince he was nine years old. She still attends all ofDeAngelo’s games.

Main attribute that makes DeAngelo a leader:I think it’s his trustworthiness toward the other playersand him being able to help correct things when he seessomething wrong.

Best childhood story:DeAngelo was always so quiet and continues to be thatway. He always pretty much kept to himself. But I re-member the first time I met him when he was nine, hishands were just so large. We played a lot of basketballout there at Joseph’s Home for Boys and before he gotinto football, we just really thought he was going to bea basketball player.

Best thing about his time at Georgia:DeAngelo has definitely come a long way since hisfreshman year. He played very timidly in his freshmanseason at Georgia but really blossomed last season inhis junior year. One thing about DeAngelo, he’s veryconsistent so you don’t see a lot of changes in him. He’sthe same young man but is now mature enough to re-alize he’s got to step up and give his best.

Nicest thing he’s ever done for you:It’s just his getting up to Georgia and doing well inschool, athletically and academically, too. He’s set a verygood example for the boys in Statesboro that followedhim and that’s what makes us proud of him. He lets theboys know they can obtain their goals also.

A few things about DeAngelo outside of football:The only thing I can think of is that he likes to play videogames and listen to his MP3 player. He doesn’t reallyhave hobbies as such – football is his hobby!

Most entertaining story about UGA fans:The Georgia fans are just very enthusiastic. They justtry their best to encourage these boys to do the verybest they can. And the Georgia coaches do a very goodjob being good mentors to the athletes.

What has Coach Richt meant to DeAngelo?Coach Richt and Coach Garner have really supportedDeAngelo, knowing he doesn’t have the normal familybackground, a mother and a father. And especiallyCoach Garner has really stepped up in helping DeAn-gelo make the transition from high school to collegefootball and has been very concerned about bothDeAngelo’s academics and athletics.

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There was some major muscle flexing amongst college football’s big boys. Bama, LSU, Oklahoma and Wisconsin won by a combined143 points. October is loaded with tremendous match-ups especially in the SEC. And there is the state fair in Dallas, with resurgent Texasbattling Oklahoma. Amongst the most impressive teams this past weekend – Clemson! The Tigers are a big time BCS contender andACC front-runner after three straight wins over ranked foes

1. Alabama – There aren’t enough adjectives to describe how dominant Alabamawas in Gainesville. The Tide fell behind 7-0 early, didn’t panic, ran it right at Florida andput on the impressive show of any team in any game this season. Trent Richardson maybe headed for a Heisman and Courtney Upshaw had a dominating defensive perform-ance. Bama is 28-1 with a 100-yard rusher in the Nick Saban era. Uh-oh Vandy.

2. LSU – The LSU faithful absolutely hate those morning games, but the Tigershad no problems with Kentucky in a 35-7 win in Baton Rouge. Everything gets knockedup a notch this weekend as Florida comes to Baton Rouge. Then LSU goes to Tennessee.Then comes Auburn. Then an open date. Then a game with Bama that might have a proscout or two in attendance.

3. Oklahoma – After a couple of impressive victories over Florida State in Talla-hassee and at home against Missouri, Boomer Sooner earned a breather and Ball State gothammered. Now comes the big one with Texas in Dallas. Stoops has the upper hand onMack Brown.

4. Wisconsin – Welcome to the Big Ten and Madison Big Red. Monte Ball andRussell Wilson put up big numbers behind that monster offensive line in a rout of Ne-braska. The Badgers are hands down the team to beat in the Big Ten.

5. Boise State – Kellen Moore is an exceptionally accurate passer and he had theoffense running on high octane in a runaway victory over Nevada. This was an excep-tionally enjoyable win for the Broncos, as the Wolfpack have handed them their last twolosses.

6. Oklahoma State – Mike Gundy and his crew got to savor that impressivecomeback victory at Texas A&M with an open date. The Cowboys are putting up mas-sive offensive numbers behind 27-year old quarterback Brandon Weeden. OSU shoulddrill Kansas Saturday, then comes a big trip to Texas.

7. Stanford – Andrew Luck is an all-timer and Stanford is on its way to superbback-to-back seasons. Stanford is sitting at 4-0 after pounding UCLA on the farm, andnow Colorado comes to town. Chalk up a 5-0 next week.

8. Clemson – This is one of the hottest teams in the country. After strugglingthrough their first two weeks, the Tigers have beaten Auburn, Florida State and VirginiaTech. Boston College comes to Death Valley Saturday, and this is one of those letdown-type games that have plagued past talented Tiger squads.

9. Oregon – Still hanging around high in the polls after losing the opener to LSU,Oregon continues its push towards the PAC-12 championship with a Thursday gameat home with Cal. Then Arizona State comes to town. That could wind up being thePAC-12 Championship Game.

10. Texas – Manny Diaz was a great hire by Mack Brown. He’s got the Longhornsplaying very good defense. But that will be put to the test this week, as Bob Stoops pow-erhouse Sooners come to Dallas for the Red River Shootout.

11. Arkansas – Bobby Petrino and the Razorbacks are back on track after gettingsmoked in Tuscaloosa. Things looked bleak at Jerry-World, but the Hogs came roaringback to down Texas A&M 42-38. Now defending national champion Auburn comesto Fayetteville.

12. West Virginia – The Mountaineers came back in impressive fashion after get-ting beaten badly by LSU. They’re keeping good company, by the way, with good pro-grams that have gotten mauled by the Fightin’ Tigers and Alabama. West Virginia is theclass of the Big East.

13. Florida – The Swamp was rocking as the Gators leapt to an early 7-0 lead against Alabama. But the Crimson tide humbled Florida in the end.

14. Auburn – What a great win for the defending champs on their sec-ond trip of the year to the Palmetto State. The defense had its best game of theyear – by far – and Michael Dyer had an outstanding day carrying the offense.

15. South Carolina – It was a heartbreaker for the Gamecocks, who fellfor the third time over the last year and a half to Auburn. South Carolina stillcontrols its destiny in the SEC East, but the Gamecocks are dealing with someserious quarterback issues.

16. Nebraska – Ouch. Nebraska, before a packed house of mayhem atCamp Randall Stadium, grabbed a 14-7 lead over Wisconsin. Then things gotreal ugly. Nebraska will try and bounce back this week in Lincoln againstOhio State in a battle of traditional superpowers.

17. Illinois – The Fightin’ Illini have come out of the gates at a perfect 5-0 and the schedule – particularly the road slate – sets up nicely for Ron Zook’screw. Illinois edged Northwestern 38-35, delivering a second straight threepoint win.

18. GA Tech – The Yellow Jackets offense is rolling. Tech is amongst thenational leaders in several rushing categories, and the Jackets are also gettingbig plays in the passing game. After taking care of N.C. State, the Jacketshost Maryland with a golden opportunity to go 6-0.

19. Michigan – Dennard Robinson and the Wolverines had a record-set-ting day, rolling past Minnesota 58-0. Michigan is sitting at 5-0, but four ofthe next five are on the road, starting Saturday at Northwestern.

20. Texas A&M - You talk about a pair of heart-breaking losses. The Ag-gies leapt to a 20-3 lead at home against Oklahoma State and lost 30-29. Thenlast week, Texas A&M had a moster lead in Arlington on Arkansas, but the Ra-zorbacks came roaring back to win 42-38. Now comes a dangerous trip toTexas Tech.

21. Arizona State – The Sun Devils survived a bit of an early scare withOregon State, and then took control to win 35-20. Arizona State is the teamto beat in the PAC-10 South. The next two weeks are big tests at Utah andOregon.

22. Tennessee – It’s a huge SEC East showdown, as Tennessee hosts Geor-gia. Both the Vols and Dogs were helped by Florida and South Carolina losses.The winner is right in the thick of the race for Atlanta.

23. Virginia Tech – In a ranked match-up of unbeatens at Lane Stadium,the Hokies were Turkey Dinner for the Tigers, as Clemson rolled 23-3. VirginiaTech should get well at home against Miami, and there’s the chance for a re-match with Clemson in the ACC Championship Game.

24. Florida State – The Seminoles lost a couple of tough ones and havehad to deal with injuries and off-field issues. The open date came at a goodtime. FSU could run the table the rest of the way, but they must retain focus.Wake Forest hosts Jimbo Fisher’s ‘Noles Saturday.

25. Texas Tech – Tommy Tuberville’s Red Raiders have been very im-pressive in rolling up a 4-0 record. Now Texas A&M makes the trip to WestTexas. And they appear ripe for the picking after blowing two big leads thelast two weeks.

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ob Kesling, the voice of the Volunteers, has done an extraor-dinary job following Tennessee legend John Ward. He’s oneof college sports best announcers and an old friend. Bob tooksome time to give us his thoughts on Saturday night’s show-down.

Have the Tennessee people rallied behind Derek Dooley?Yes. He has a plan to get Tennessee back to a championship leveland the fans are buying into it. They are also realistic that it is goingto take some time.

Bob, there has to be a lot of optimism for the future with somuch talented youth playing significant roles. When Tyler Bray was inserted into the line-up last November and pro-duced at such a high level, there was a new energy level in the pro-gram. Everybody from the players to fans fed off that jolt ofexcitement. There are lots of good young players on the team, butmost people realize Tennessee needs to add more to make a champi-onship run.

Losing Jackson and Hunter, the two wins that then weren’tvs. LSU and North Carolina, the Vols have had some awful luckthe last couple of years. Coach Dooley has been trying to tell everybody that injuries are a partof the game and you have to move forward. That’s easy to say, buthard to accept when you lose your most explosive weapon on offense.Janzen Jackson was Tennessee’s best defensive football player, so los-ing him was also a blow, but he couldn’t do what was required off thefield to stay on the team. Every team has to face adversity at somepoint, but you are right that Tennessee is hoping the ball starts bounc-ing in a positive direction sooner than later.

What does Tennessee need to do to win? Run the football with more consistency and purpose. With the loss ofHunter, you have to wonder where the big plays are going to comefrom offensively.

Isn’t this serious funny, Georgia won three straight inKnoxville, then on the last two visits, Tennessee has com-pletely dominated both games.Tennessee has played well against Georgia in recent years. Hard to puta finger on the exact reason, but the Vols have a lot of confidenceabout playing the Dawgs.

What is your feeling on the conference expanding, and who doyou think the 14th team will wind up being? I would be guessing like everybody else. I hope the powers that becan make sure the traditions in the conference can stay intact. It ishard to imagine a scenario that Tennessee and Alabama would notplay every year or Georgia would not be able to continue playing Geor-gia Tech because of conference scheduling requirements.

What are some of your most memorable moments in Georgia– Tennessee games? The 1992 game comes to mind when Heath Shuler came to Athensand pulled off the upset. Coach Phillip Fulmer was running the teamwhen Coach Johnny Majors had his heart issues. That was a big winand really propelled Tennessee into its great run of championships inthe 1990’s. I also painfully remember the 1973 fake punt game andHerschel’s debut in 1980.

Who do you think will play in the SEC Championship Game?I am worried about Tennessee finding a way to beat Georgia.

#8 Tyler Bray, QB6-6, 210 Soph. Kingsburg, Cal. After learning under fire his freshman year, Volunteers signal caller Tyler Bray has emerged as one of the SoutheasternConference’s best quarterbacks. Several pro scouts regard the 6-6, strong-armed Bray as a future high draft choice. Onescout even feels that right now, regardless of class, Bray is one of the top five pure passers in college football. Losingsensational speedster sophomore receiver Justin Hunter for the season with a knee injury, was a huge blow to the Vols.But Bray and fellow sophomore Da’Rick Rogers still headline an outstanding passing threat. It was just a much greaterthreat with Hunter as well. Through three games, he had over 300 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 18.5 per re-ception. Bray has hit on 68 percent of his throws this season, becoming a very accurate passer – to go along with thebig arm. With Tennessee struggling through a tough schedule in Derek Dooley’s first season, Bray came on and led theVols to a 4-1 finish with 1,849 yards passing.

#70 Ja’Waun James, OT6-6, 324 Soph. Suwanee, Ga. One of several top flight Peach State natives on the Tennessee roster, this massive talented sophomore has emerged asan outstanding player. Through the years, Tennessee has had numerous great players from Georgia, including Willie Gault,Jamal Lewis, Deon Grant, Cosey Coleman, Anthony Parker and the great Eric Berry. James and Rogers are well on theirway to joining that group. In fact, freshman linebacker A.J. Johnson of Gainesville has the look of a future star as well.James is an outstanding run blocker, who’s very strong with a wide frame. His footwork with the aforementioned at-tributes makes him a frontline pass-blocker. Tennessee’s offensive line starts four sophomores, including James, and jun-ior left tackle Dallas Thomas. The future of this front is extremely bright.

#21 Da’Rick Rogers, WR6-3, 215 Soph. Calhoun, Ga. The subject of a big recruiting battle between Georgia and Tennessee, this one-time, long-time Bulldog commitmentbacked out and made a signing day decision to go to Knoxville. He survived a scrape with the law, and teamed withclassmates Hunter and Bray to give Tennessee a potential high-octane passing offense. With Hunter injured, Rogers isBray’s primary target and the focus of opposing secondaries. He’s big, strong and fast with excellent hands – a proto-type. Averaging a touchdown-plus per game and leading the Vols in receptions, Rogers is having an all-star campaignand would undoubtedly love to lead Tennessee to a victory over his in-state school to which he pledged to attend.

Head CoachDerek DooleyIn his second season at the Volunteer helm, Dooley has quickly re-energized the Tennessee faithful after the tired finalyears of Phil Fulmer and the one-season Lane Kiffen disaster. With two straight outstanding classes, he’s gotten the Vol-unteers beyond competitive. They figure to be a favorite in the SEC East next season. The son of legendary Georgiacoach and athletic director Vince Dooley, close friend of standout Bulldog baseball coach David Perno and protégé andformer assistant of a who’s who of stellar coaches (Mike Cavan, Jim Donnan and Nick Saban), his background is ex-traordinary. Dooley walked on at Virginia and became a starter for the Cavaliers at wide receiver. He earned a law de-gree from Georgia, and after practicing for a short time made the decision to get into coaching. Working as a graduateassistant for Donnan at Georgia and then for Cavan at SMU, Dooley was hired by Saban at LSU and eventually becamerecruiting coordinator. He followed Saban to the Miami Dolphins and then got his first head job at Louisiana Tech, wherehe would also become athletic director. Dooley led the Bulldogs of La. Tech to an 8-win season, victory over MississippiState and bowl berth. After the Kiffen disaster, Tennessee turned the charismatic, uber-sharp Dooley. Last season, theVols went 6-7, but for seconds literally had two other victories. The striped shirts and replay officials took away a coupleof apparent victories at LSU and against North Carolina in the Music City Bowl. Tennessee has had tough luck this sea-son, losing its two best players. All-American candidate safety Janzen Jackson was dismissed from the program, and sen-sational sophomore wide receiver Justin Hunter suffered a season-ending injury in Tennessee’s loss to Florida. There areseveral young coaches with Georgia ties in high profile positions - Dooley, Will Muschamp at Florida and Alabama de-fensive coordinator Kirby Smart. Dooley has all the goods to put together a superb career, and after losing badly 41-14in Athens last season, would obviously love to top the school he grew up loving and cheering for.

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Gruff & GrumpBy Chad White and Al Hickson

1) Georgia will not win anything important until they becomemuch more careful with the football. Six interceptions andtwelve total fumbles (not all lost) in five games. Not good.

2) Isiah Crowell is a very, very talented running back. When heis in good enough shape, he can drop his neck and maximize it.Hope that is very soon.

3) The Dawgs will not develop a killer instinct until the coachshows one. Let us not get that confused with being reckless.

4) The Dawgs defense could be coming around. They beat thesisters of the poor just like they should have. Maybe worse. Theylook really good lately.

5) Jarvis Jones is very good. He has a chance to be a great one.

6) Malcolm Mitchell is very exciting. Especially when he doesn'tdrop the ball before he is tackled.

7) Matt Stafford is resurrecting the Detroit Lions. It is really hap-pening.

8) Cam Newton is really good in a Pro-Style offense. He is prob-ably thrilled he passed up the opportunity to play tight end.

9) The Dawgs defense still has people not covered. This concernsus against better quarterbacks.

10) College kids will always be stupid at some point, you know?It is like death and taxes.

Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendary kicker and a memberof the Georgia radio broadcast team, will each week during the 2011 foot-ball season select his offensive, defensive and special teams players ofthe week for Bulldawg Illustrated. Here are Butler’s selections and rea-sons why for the Bulldogs’ 24-10 win over Mississippi State.

OFFENSE – Freshman wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell, who caughtfive passes for 60 yards in the win over the Bulldogs, including a6-yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray.“I think Malcolm is growing on a weekly basis,” said Butler. “He is the go-to guy for Murray for big play opportunities and is responding with solidplay, big catches and yardage after the catch. Coming out of high schoolthere were a lot of expectations with Malcolm and to Georgia’s benefit,he’s producing right where he left off in high school. Look for improve-ment every week from Malcolm.”

DEFENSE – Freshman inside linebacker Amarlo Herrera, whorecorded six tackles including one for loss in helping limit theMississippi State offense to just 56 yards rushing and 157 pass-ing.“Coming in as a true freshman in the linebacker position does not happena lot, especially in the SEC where the run is the bread and butter of suc-cessful teams,” said Butler. “Amarlo’s play as a freshman is nothing lessthan outstanding. His being among the team leaders in tackles and pro-viding tackles for loss shows just how fast he has learned Todd Grantham’sdefensive scheme and continues to develop into a leader for our defense.Certainly, Amarlo is playing at a caliber that should put him in the race forSEC freshman defensive player of the year.”

SPECIAL TEAMS – Redshirt freshman strong safety Connor Nor-man, who had three total tackles while leading the Bulldogs’ spe-cial teams and also seeing action in the Georgia secondary.“Connor delivers each week as a leader for UGA, contributing on specialteams … punt coverage, kickoff coverage and punt returns,” said Butler.“His hustle and determination is characteristic of what Georgia expectsand demands out of their special team players.”

- Compiled by Murray Poole

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